C Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with C. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Cultivate the habit of making aware choice. Your choice makes your destiny. Do not be carried away by the unconscious choices.”
“Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself what such and such an amusement leads to, as it is essential to have an objective in everything you do. Any pastime that contributes nothing to bodily strength or to mental alertness is a totally ridiculous, not to say, idiotic, pleasure.”
“Cultivate the habit to write gratitude daily.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Cultivate the heart to raise a harvest of Truth, Righteousness, Peace and Love. This crop has to be raised in your heart and should be shared with others.”
“Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.”
“Cultivate the technique of seeing all problems as opportunities. Opportunities to...be, and decide, Who You Really Are.”
“Cultivate the understanding that the self is not really an independently existing entity, and begin to view self instead in terms of it's dependent relation to others. Although it is difficult to say that merely reflecting on this will produce a profound spiritual realization, it will at least have some effect. Your mind will be more open. Something will begin to change within you. Therefore, even in the immediate term there is definitely a positive and beneficial effect in reversing these two attitudes and moving from self-centeredness to other-centeredness, from belief in self existence to belief in dependent origination.”
“Cultivate the willingness and spaciousness to allow everything that you are experiencing physically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to arise and enter your consciousness.”
Source: You Are Enough: Revealing the Soul to Discover Your Power, Potential, and Possibility
“Cultivate these, then, for they are wholly within your power: sincerity and dignity; industriousness; and sobriety. Avoid grumbling, be frugal, considerate, and frank; be temperate in manner and speech; carry yourself with authority.”
“Cultivate those who can teach you.”
“Cultivate trust in your instincts; let their quiet certainty prevail over the noise of fleeting opinions.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“Cultivate truth, good faith, experience, cleverness, sociability, and industry.”
“Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.”
“Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.”
“Cultivate visibility because attention is currency.”
“Cultivate will power, that massive creative force that God the creator built into you. Do not let it remain flabby but strengthen it by use and exercise.”
Source: The Tough-Minded Optimist
“Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.”
“Cultivate your craft. Water it daily, pour some tender loving care into it, and watch it grow. Remember that a plant doesn’t sprout immediately. Be patient, and know that in life you will reap what you sow.”
“Cultivate your curiosity. Keep it sharp and always working. Consider curiosity your life preserver, your willingness to try something new. Second, enlarge your enthusiasm to include the pursuit to excellence, following every task through to completion. Third, make the law of averages work for you. By budgeting your time more carefully than most people you can make more time available. Does the combination of curiosity, enthusiasm, and the law of averages guarantee success Indeed it does not ... Success in the final analysis always involves luck or the element of chance. Louis Pasteur grasped this well when he said that chance favors the prepared mind.”
“Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.”
Source: The wit and wisdom of Mae West
“Cultivate your desire for success to be greater than the fear of failure; Failure is merely a pitstop between where you stand and success. Failure allows you to learn the fastest; Failure inspires winners and defeats losers.”
“Cultivate your Futurism. I'll cultivate my Döblinism.”
“Cultivate your garden Do not depend upon teachers to educate you follow your own bent, pursue your curiosity bravely, express yourself, make your own harmony In the end, education, like happiness, is individual, and must come to us from life and from ourselves. There is no way; each pilgrim must make his own path. "Happiness," said Chamfort, "is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves, and impossible to find it elsewhere.”
“Cultivate your garden. Do not depend upon teachers to educate you... follow your own bent, pursue your curiosity bravely, express yourself, make your own harmony.”
“Cultivate your mind.”
“Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours. Rabbits don't fly. Eagles don't swim. Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don't have feathers. Stop comparing. There's plenty of room in the forest.”
Source: Standing Out: Being Real in an Unreal World
“Cultivate your own garden and let go of your tendency to examine and judge how others cultivate theirs. Catch yourself in moments of gossip about how others ought to be living and rid yourself of thoughts about how they should be doing it this way, or how they have no right to live and think as they do. Stay busy and involved in your own projects and pursuits.”
“Cultivate your promise land”
Source: No One Is Better Than You
“Cultivate your sense of humour. On life's journey from nappy rash to denture adhesive, humour is a great pain reliever.”
“Cultivated leisure is the aim of man.”
“Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached to the duties, yet escape the harsher blows, make acute and balanced observers.”
Source: George Meredith's Essay On Comedy and Other New Quarterly Magazine Publications: A Critical Edition
“Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy.”
“Cultivated people foster what is good in others,
not what is bad.
Petty people do the opposite.”
“Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.”
“Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.”
Source: In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy
“Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter.”
Source: In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy
“Cultivating a generous spirit starts with mindfulness. Mindfulness, simply stated, means paying attention to what is actually happening; it's about what is really going on.”
Source: The Newman's Own Organics Guide to a Good Life: Simple Measures That Benefit You and the Place You Live
“Cultivating a growth mindset involves actively managing and redirecting thoughts to align with positive and constructive perspectives, maximizing the mindset's potential for success.”
“Cultivating a proper internal standard of judgment is a good thing.”
Source: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。5
“Cultivating an attitude of gratitude begins with counting your blessings. In simpler terms, gratitude is expressing thanks for gifts we receive. Genuine gratitude helps us to see the little things in life that are often overlooked, yet so precious.”
Source: Harvest of Hope: Living Victoriously Through Adversity, A 50-Day Devotional
“Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative.”
Source: Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace
“Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider context they’ll seem less significant and troubling to you. The inner strength, self-confidence and courage you gain by focussing on others’ needs instead of your own, brings with it a deep, calm sense of satisfaction.”
“Cultivating daily calm, even for a few minutes, yields a core of centered wellness.”
Source: Joyful Living: 101 Ways to Transform Your Spirit and Revitalize Your Life
“Cultivating deep-seated joy to carry us through the painful times of life is absolutely a praiseworthy pursuit, but in no way does it mean that God is uninterested in our day-to-day happiness. When we measure our spiritual success in terms of how much we have suffered for the sake of the gospel, how unpleasant our daily battle against sin is, or how exhaustive our devotion, we are stripping ourselves of the sacred gift of delight.”
Source: Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith
“Cultivating deep-seated joy to carry us through the painful times of life is absolutely a praiseworthy pursuit, but in no way does it mean that God is uninterested in our day-to-day happiness. When we measure our spiritual success in terms of how much we have suffered for the sake of the gospel, how unpleasant our daily battle battle against sin is, or how exhaustive our devotion, we stripping ourselves of the sacred gift of delight.”
Source: Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith
“Cultivating excellence, delivering satisfaction.”
“Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.”
“Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position to be driven at all, in that humble vehicle, the 'bus, I have had, perhaps, exceptional opportunities for observing their mutual position and behaviour; and it is very peculiar.”
Source: Sammlung
“Cultivating loving kindness for ourselves is the foundation of real love for our friends and family, for new people we encounter in our daily lives, for all beings and for life itself.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“Cultivating our "insight" and polishing up our "perception" gives us a free pass to understanding our place in the world, allowing us to earn heavenly sparkles of happiness and awareness on our life path. ("When is Happiness?" - "C’est quand le bonheur ?")”